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They say this is a total disregard for the dead and their families, all for a quick drug and easy money.“This hurts us, this is money that these people are taking from us and they are doing this all for drugs. Our children who are using nyaope and drugs are vandalising the place and we are afraid to come to visit our ancestors. It makes us feel so bad. Every time we come to check our elders, things are gone.” laments an emotional resident.

It is alleged that those involved in the crime sell the copper to scrap metal dealers, while others grind some of the substances in the stones into a drug. Interfaith Ministries have raised concerns about this immoral crime.Lebese elaborates, “We are reeling in shock over the vandalism which is taking place in our cemeteries. Tombstones being vandalise is first of all a crime and the law must take its course.

Sol Plaatje Municipality Spokesperson, Thoko Riet explains, “We have frequent vandalism in our local cemeteries, which mainly impacts the tombs and the fencing around the cemeteries, we are currently looking at fencing off all the affected cemeteries in our next financial year, which will assist us in minimising the vandalism of tombs.”

Meanwhile, families are asking for an immediate solution to the problem saying police should find and arrest culprits.

They must be arrested

This is the norm across the country. The unwillingness by local municipal City parks, to clean up and maintain cemeteries, is a total outrage. ANC is turning the once beautiful country into a lawless dumpster crythebelovedcountry

Get a whole lot of drugs and leave them in the cemeteries, then these druggies will overdose on them, tombstones won't be vandalised anymore , problem solved

It's out of control now

Jacobsa501 They should be stoped, our SA police should stop looking for some tips and catch those theives.

Also in Soshanguve they do that

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